The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-10-19

slant and increasing resistance to the reign
ment, which eliminated in the successful
struggle of 1876. When the memorable
Fourteenth Of September was being enacted
in the City Of New Orleans, I was on that
Mcleod, and a company from Monroe and
vicinity under Logan. holding in check riot
GUS negroes on the De Siard. When the mer-
eenaries OF Kellogg were tramping through
f. MOORE WITH 200 SA men from Re Hn df to
capture the entire force at Carpenter Sta
ton. in that parish. The lamented Dan
Byerly had sent the dispatch announcing
their expected appearance in North Louisi-
had driven away, at the head of hundred
men, in the town of Vienna.
Thus i'll every locality was shown Q restless
and determined spirit during the long, dis
Paoy Eehoss Was brash sfo o
the front, not because of his identification
with any of these events, but because OF
| Confederate record and manned condition.
! to arouse the eympathies of the people and
| effort. We all recollect his intense conserva-
| tism, his unwillingness to continue an ag-
gressive campaign, by which Louisiana alone
could be saved. Had his advice been fol
long ngo deferred rei'l' well I' Remember e the
Friday evening on which Gen. Nichols made
his entry in Monroe. As he got Off the cars
Yheobalds was filing by with his squadron OF
cavalry, returning from the suppcessing, OF
the Island riot. 1 remember when l called
| on Mr.. Spotiord, who was one Of the cam
| paign party at the Monroe House at night.
| how genuine was his alarm lest we should he
aggressive. AS held his feverish b nd as
he lay in bed, he chung to, mine and pressed
young friend, don't do anything that will
mar the great victory that awaits ns. Oh! it
you had been at Natchitoches and had seen
the blaze of enthusiasm among the people
| you would do nothing to mar the fruit OF our
| victory"
It is needless to say that in Natchitoches,
where conservative campaign was conduct
ed, the Radicals polled their entire strength.
fought and won strictly on the color
line. The negroes had drawn it, the carpet
| baggers used it, and
| WE ACCEPTED THE ISSUE
and broke it into fragments. with the full be-
| Lief and confidence that We were establishing
a white mans government. 1t WIS this that
neryed us for 30 many years. But Coy.
conservatism that he maintained In the can
yass. There was no 4uoruln to break when
he appointed Pinchback and Cazelar on the
State School Board of Education: and there
was no quorum to break when this board aD-
pointed in nearly every parish in the State
negroes on the school boards; and there was
no quorum to break when he vetoed the
Clinton and Baton Rouge Railroad charter
because it made discrimination in its pas
senger accommodations against the negro;
and there was no quorum to break when he
refused to dlsband the negro militia III La
fonrche. There was no quorull to break
when he declared to Wayne McVelgh and
others of Hayes commission.
~ am Mo1oug6ly satisfied that any course
OF pOiitic0t action traced on a narrower tine
than the good OF tie 1choie people, regardless
OF color OF, condition, 7auSt Inevitably lead TO
disaster ana rum.
II hare earnestly sought to obliterate the
on The basis Of equal rights and conan on fTtfr
eSts, and it is a So,.11.e Of qualification to sag
that this great object is about to De realized.
''FnANcls T. N1cHoLLE."
And there was no quorum to break when
he declared that he would join with
any party or A., color , to defeat d the !?
party, represented through a Democratic
convention. Has Gov. Nichols changed
his opinions since his last official
announcement in 1ss47 Has he fixed and
| u1lalteTaDle opinions on Cne great question
which is presented to us now and which we
will have to solve, whether this still remains a
white mans government ard white mans
civilization; beiieye with that eminent, di-
vine. DR., Palmer, that God Almighty has
himself drawn the color line, and that our
civilization has to be worked out by white
brains, white muscle and white sympathies,
and that the other races must WORK out it's
redemption in the line appointed by. provl;.
dence under the leadership and direction OF
% N1 n
its power or shared its. ADMINISTRATION with
an inferior race that did moth time meet with
the recorded verdict of history. There wilt be
wasting of energy and consuming Of. power.
1t is denial Of the Divine calling Of the ma
tion which has been borne to its. ,,fultillment
by the Father. Such q nation will be swept
from the sure foundstions of its existence,
and all that will be discovered of it will be
i'll the cOossa. fragments of It's architecture,
erected in the noontide of it's splen;or. The
dates in Its cycle will be vainly sought in the
fading lines and scattered stones of its
buildings.
In his speeches Gen. Nichols says:
II find that there is a general belief that
the Democratic party las been divided by
the officials OF the State into two absolutely
distinct classes, the one including in it some
of the purest and best men of Louisiana,
and who are expected on all OCCASIONS to vote
with the party and insure its success, but
who are rigidly excluded from all rarticipa-
ton in its counsels and its honors: the other
packed bouy made up of the personal
political adherents OF the powers that be-"
Here is
THE WHOLE GRIEVANCE OF THE REFoRAEEs
in concise ard clear words; that is, they
suppose that they have not had recog
positions. Such declaration comes witt
singular Inconsistency from men who have
announced that from coEstatles up to United
States Sena tors there must be, an alignment
| NjrnniIQ
movement can't get III at the banquet: Ihell
promlnent journals have declared This anc
the chief manager of Gen. Nichols cam
paign has read the lax to Senator Jonas
Jonas past services are not to be counted.
No Democrat, however devoted to the in
terest of the party. is to be recognized I'M
less he absolutely surrendeys body and sou
and proclaims his fealty to the Nichols party
There is no accusation that the officers
have appointed are not Democrats. If they
are, and are competent, why should an &C
ctsation be made against them because they
! preferred one Democrat to another for thu
office of Goyernor? Who has made the dis
tinction? The reform or Nichols party
q distinct name unknown to the Democratic
party? We know when this party received
! its baptismsl name, We know j. was in thu
deliberate attempt to disinteSrste the part
in the Hunt canvass against st. Martin
: Gen. Nichols was participant in this move
ment gave it his countenance and support
; and with the full belief that this movemcn
would grow larger until il assumed the pro
portions of party. gathering in it's folds al
, shades of color, creeds and beliefs: he an
/ nourced that he would cooperate with an
party or color to defeat the ring. He 0
course alluded to the State administration
. the representative Of the Democracy of tin
State Gen. Nichols said he left the part
, united. Why7 Because he and his friend
! were in Office to the time of his abdication
= There was no dissension in the party until h
: was nominated by the overwhelming major
, ity of 100.
: supported Gen. Ogden, and was place,
on the ticket with Gov. Wltz. He carrie
the State by 30, 900 majority Gov. Witt